Sunita Williams created a record!
NASA astronaut Sunita Williams has made history! She and her teammate Butch Wilmore have been at the International Space Station (ISS) for many months. Recently, they went on a spacewalk (a walk outside the ISS) that lasted 5 hours and 26 minutes!
This was Williams’ 9th spacewalk and Wilmore’s 5th. But this one was special—Williams broke a record! She now has 62 hours and 6 minutes of total spacewalking time—more than any other woman!
Before this, Peggy Whitson held the record with 60 hours and 21 minutes. But Whitson still has the most spacewalks by a woman (10 in total).
Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore remain stuck!
Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore arrived at the ISS on 6th June 2024 on Boeing’s Starliner spaceship. They were supposed to stay only a week, but things went wrong!
The Starliner had problems, so NASA sent it back to Earth—without them! Now, they have been in space for months! Some people even say they are stuck, but NASA is working hard to bring them home.
NASA has asked SpaceX to help bring them back. Reports say they could return in March or April 2025. Let’s hope they get home soon!
